Re: Rob's Halfway House -- #7
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:01 am
Hello All
It's been so long since I've replied to posts, I'm going to get stuck straight in:
Amy - 2 trips to the ER? That's one heck of a weekend for you! Glad to hear your wee one is ok. Pics of Jesse if possible please Sounds like you had a perfect family Sunday though! You only use heating 2 months of the year? WOW!! I'm afraid North Wales is known for it's cold (often a slightly damp) houses, especially the old miner's cottages like the one we're about to move in to, but with fires, wood burning stoves, and extra jumpers, we get by I can't imagine what it would be like to live in a desert, I'm so used to all the green (a bit like Forks, but with less rain and more sunshine!)
Raine - Congratulations to your friend! As a child of divorced parents, I strongly believe that it is much better for children to grow up with two parents who are separate but happy than parents who are together and unhappy - IMO, if you grow up with unhappy parents, you just learn how to be miserable! And it's no less than I have come to expect of us HH sisters that we support our friends when they need us, whatever the reason! And as for those who will talk behind her back, as Dr Suess said, "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind".
Chrissy - Yes please to picks of the new house!! At least being at the top of as steep hill, and further from the bus stops, will keep you fit! (sliver lining to every cloud and all that) Good luck with your studies for Public Speaking - what course are you doing?
Jaclyn - I'm feeling the lost hour's sleep as well! And I'm loving the pics of ActionRob, they remind me of the 'Take Home Ted' we had at the nursery where I used to wrok, the children would take it in turns to take Ted home for the weekend, and fill in a diary with pictures and stories of what they'd done - I love that we have our very own Halfway House version! To answer your question, we start paying rent this Friday (April Fool's Day!), so can officially move in then, but as there is no rush for us to be out of the caravan, we're going to take our time moving, sorting things out as we go, to make it easier and (hopefully) less stressful.
Christina - Sounds like you had a wicked time (boom boom). I can't wait to hear what you think of WfE - I LOVED it, and am planning on re-reading it before I see the film. I love your comment about the fridge being tiny! That's normal size here in the uk, (or I think it is - back me up Jaclyn?) an under-counter one (though ours isn't under the counter, obviously!). There's a saying here that everything is bigger in America - cars and fridges especially! Oh, and congrats on the 2 converts!!
Tracy - I'm glad your dauther's team were imroving as they went along, and hope they weren't disheartened by not winning. Does the team get on well? Sport is always more fun, winning or losing, when you're playing with friends. I'm afraid you've lost me with the talk of 4th and 5th graders - how old is that?
Marielle - I love open fires as well, though as it's a rented house, we didn't get to choose, and wood burners are apparently more efficient. What I like most about wood burners (we have one in the caravan as well) is that you can lock them down at night, so that they burn a little bit all through the night, then when you get up in the morning, you open the vents and have instant heat - fantastic when there's no central heating! Also, burners produce a LOT less dust than open fires - always a bonus! I hope you enjoyed your afternoon of reading in the sunshine - bliss As for BD starting t wrap up - do you think the Cullen clan might have tattoos done, like the 9 members of The Fellowship of The Ring from LOTR?? Would be cool if they did!
StellaBlueBella - Rachel? Sorry, I seem to have missed your introduction. AL is Alabama, right? I think yo umay be right about Rob being a shy extrovert, though without lying him down on a leather couch and giving his mind a good going-over, I'd hate to put money on it. (mmmmm....Rob on a leather sofa.....)
Caryn - PLEASE excuse my ignorance - what sport is it that you, Hubs and your boys get so het up about? And I just wanted to say that I agree with every word you said about attitudes and expectations in regards to unplanned pregnancies.
missp - Hope you feel better soon!
NewJen - Hi!
Susie - Up to your old tricks again!! Sounds like you're having a lovely time with Lulu, and gad you're getting on with her Hub as well - of course he doesn't think you're weird!
Lulu - Your description of Susie is exactly as I imagine her! I think I'd be very nervous about meeting online friends as well - I'm never sure if I come across as I mean to with online stuff - so much is lost by typing rather than talking!
Well, I think that's me caught up! For now, lol!
GB was away last week, I'm not sure if I said that he's doing a course to become an electrician, he studies at home, and then goes into the centre to do 3-day workshops at the end of each unit. This was his first workshop, and it seems to have gone well, and he enjoyed, which is ace He went out with his sister and 2 cousins on Sunday evening, and was going to get the last train home, but missed it by 5 mins, so stayed at his Mum's an extra night. When I spoke to him yesterday morning, he was sounding very rough, and admitted to being very hungover - so I drove down to pick him up (3+ hours each way). Brownie points a-plenty for me
And I started another new job yesterday morning - caring for a little girl, H, just turned 2, so that her Dad can get on with his work (he's a sail maker) in the barn in their garden, and her Mum is at work (she's a lecturer at the Uni here - Bio Chemistry). It was lovely, H took her time to get to know me, but I think we're going to get on
Right, I'd better get back to packing and organising!
I'll try and check in again soon!
Love to you all xxxx
It's been so long since I've replied to posts, I'm going to get stuck straight in:
Amy - 2 trips to the ER? That's one heck of a weekend for you! Glad to hear your wee one is ok. Pics of Jesse if possible please Sounds like you had a perfect family Sunday though! You only use heating 2 months of the year? WOW!! I'm afraid North Wales is known for it's cold (often a slightly damp) houses, especially the old miner's cottages like the one we're about to move in to, but with fires, wood burning stoves, and extra jumpers, we get by I can't imagine what it would be like to live in a desert, I'm so used to all the green (a bit like Forks, but with less rain and more sunshine!)
Raine - Congratulations to your friend! As a child of divorced parents, I strongly believe that it is much better for children to grow up with two parents who are separate but happy than parents who are together and unhappy - IMO, if you grow up with unhappy parents, you just learn how to be miserable! And it's no less than I have come to expect of us HH sisters that we support our friends when they need us, whatever the reason! And as for those who will talk behind her back, as Dr Suess said, "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind".
Chrissy - Yes please to picks of the new house!! At least being at the top of as steep hill, and further from the bus stops, will keep you fit! (sliver lining to every cloud and all that) Good luck with your studies for Public Speaking - what course are you doing?
Jaclyn - I'm feeling the lost hour's sleep as well! And I'm loving the pics of ActionRob, they remind me of the 'Take Home Ted' we had at the nursery where I used to wrok, the children would take it in turns to take Ted home for the weekend, and fill in a diary with pictures and stories of what they'd done - I love that we have our very own Halfway House version! To answer your question, we start paying rent this Friday (April Fool's Day!), so can officially move in then, but as there is no rush for us to be out of the caravan, we're going to take our time moving, sorting things out as we go, to make it easier and (hopefully) less stressful.
Christina - Sounds like you had a wicked time (boom boom). I can't wait to hear what you think of WfE - I LOVED it, and am planning on re-reading it before I see the film. I love your comment about the fridge being tiny! That's normal size here in the uk, (or I think it is - back me up Jaclyn?) an under-counter one (though ours isn't under the counter, obviously!). There's a saying here that everything is bigger in America - cars and fridges especially! Oh, and congrats on the 2 converts!!
Tracy - I'm glad your dauther's team were imroving as they went along, and hope they weren't disheartened by not winning. Does the team get on well? Sport is always more fun, winning or losing, when you're playing with friends. I'm afraid you've lost me with the talk of 4th and 5th graders - how old is that?
Marielle - I love open fires as well, though as it's a rented house, we didn't get to choose, and wood burners are apparently more efficient. What I like most about wood burners (we have one in the caravan as well) is that you can lock them down at night, so that they burn a little bit all through the night, then when you get up in the morning, you open the vents and have instant heat - fantastic when there's no central heating! Also, burners produce a LOT less dust than open fires - always a bonus! I hope you enjoyed your afternoon of reading in the sunshine - bliss As for BD starting t wrap up - do you think the Cullen clan might have tattoos done, like the 9 members of The Fellowship of The Ring from LOTR?? Would be cool if they did!
StellaBlueBella - Rachel? Sorry, I seem to have missed your introduction. AL is Alabama, right? I think yo umay be right about Rob being a shy extrovert, though without lying him down on a leather couch and giving his mind a good going-over, I'd hate to put money on it. (mmmmm....Rob on a leather sofa.....)
Caryn - PLEASE excuse my ignorance - what sport is it that you, Hubs and your boys get so het up about? And I just wanted to say that I agree with every word you said about attitudes and expectations in regards to unplanned pregnancies.
missp - Hope you feel better soon!
NewJen - Hi!
Susie - Up to your old tricks again!! Sounds like you're having a lovely time with Lulu, and gad you're getting on with her Hub as well - of course he doesn't think you're weird!
Lulu - Your description of Susie is exactly as I imagine her! I think I'd be very nervous about meeting online friends as well - I'm never sure if I come across as I mean to with online stuff - so much is lost by typing rather than talking!
Well, I think that's me caught up! For now, lol!
GB was away last week, I'm not sure if I said that he's doing a course to become an electrician, he studies at home, and then goes into the centre to do 3-day workshops at the end of each unit. This was his first workshop, and it seems to have gone well, and he enjoyed, which is ace He went out with his sister and 2 cousins on Sunday evening, and was going to get the last train home, but missed it by 5 mins, so stayed at his Mum's an extra night. When I spoke to him yesterday morning, he was sounding very rough, and admitted to being very hungover - so I drove down to pick him up (3+ hours each way). Brownie points a-plenty for me
And I started another new job yesterday morning - caring for a little girl, H, just turned 2, so that her Dad can get on with his work (he's a sail maker) in the barn in their garden, and her Mum is at work (she's a lecturer at the Uni here - Bio Chemistry). It was lovely, H took her time to get to know me, but I think we're going to get on
Right, I'd better get back to packing and organising!
I'll try and check in again soon!
Love to you all xxxx